#clickbait #video about upcycling (#recycling) paper into plastic-like waterproof (no! “water resistant”) #materials. The recipe is water, cornstarch (gelatinized with heat), vinegar as a preservative, coconut oil as a plasticizer, and white laser-printer bond paper, onto which the sauce is brushed with a paintbrush and then allowed to dry. For an inkjet printer, obviously that mix would make the ink bloom, so as a “great little hack”, she recommends spraying it with an unspecified sealant first (she just says “polycrylic”, which isn’t a thing). To "antique" it she suggests mixing some instant coffee into the sauce. To fix the paper curling she recommends ironing the paper in a folded silicone mat afterwards. I'm not persuaded that this is superior to silicone thinned with paint thinner.
on 02025-09-29Dave Hakkens’s Precious Plastic project is an open-source plastic #recycling system that is small enough to fit in your living room.
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